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Archive for category: Peru

Puka Pukara

Puka Pukara – Cusco’s Beautiful Red Fortress At Twilight

June 18, 2012/0 Comments/in Peru /by Adam Pervez

Puka Pukara, an Incan military outpost and administrative center on the outskirts of Cusco along the Inca Trail
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Me At Tambomachay

Qenko And Tambomachay – Incan Maze and Incan Spa

June 16, 2012/1 Comment/in Peru /by Adam Pervez

Two impressive sites, Qenko and Tambomachay, in Cusco whose uses still aren’t completely known – a stone maze for sacrifice and mummification and a spa
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Claro

Que Caro Es Ser Pobre – How Many Cell Phones Do You Have?

June 14, 2012/0 Comments/in How Expensive It Is To Be Poor, Peru /by Adam Pervez

How poverty sometimes forces people in Peru to have two cell phones for two different operators
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Expert Masonry

Saqsaywaman – A Stone Fortress Overlooking Cusco

June 13, 2012/0 Comments/in Peru /by Adam Pervez

The incredible site of Saqsaywaman, a fortress used to proctect Cusco during the Inca times
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Expert Masonry

Qorikancha – The Inca’s Golden Temple/The Spanish Church Of Santo Domingo

June 12, 2012/1 Comment/in Peru /by Adam Pervez

The Inca’s most important temple, Qorikancha, which the Spanish destroyed to build a cathedral
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An Example Of Machismo - This Image On The Outside Of A Public Bus In Ecuador

Machismo – A Cultural Incompatibility I Can’t Accept

June 9, 2012/24 Comments/in Latin America, Peru /by Adam Pervez

Sharing my disdain for machismo via some examples observed while selling bread in the streets of Arequipa with attractive French women
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Cotton Candy Clouds In Suburbia - Taken 5-Jun-2012 - Raleigh, NC, USA

Photo Friday – Cotton Candy Clouds In Suburbia – Clayton, NC, USA

June 8, 2012/2 Comments/in Peru, USA /by Adam Pervez

Cotton candy clouds just behind a house in suburbia, USA
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Selling Bread In The Streets Of Arequipa

Volunteering With Rayo de Sol – Selling Bread In The Streets Of Arequipa, Peru

June 6, 2012/9 Comments/in Peru, Volunteering /by Adam Pervez

The wonderful experience of selling bread and pastries in the streets of Arequipa, Peru volunteering with Rayo de Sol to support the children of Alto Cayma
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Plaza de Armas - Arequipa

Arequipa, Peru – Volcanoes, Valleys, Pigs, And Miss Latin America

June 5, 2012/3 Comments/in Peru /by Adam Pervez

My experience in Arequipa, seeing the beautiful volcanoes and valleys, plus an interesting day at the market and running into Latin American beauty pageant winners
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Central Plaza

Huancayo – A Speech In The Heart Of The Peruvian Andes

June 4, 2012/0 Comments/in Peru, Speaking /by Adam Pervez

Speaking to Huancayo’s youth about the importance of volunteering and checking out the heart of the Peruvian Andes
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Ana Carina Copello

Life Hacker, Victim, Or None Of The Above? Watching A Photo Shoot In Lima, Peru

June 2, 2012/3 Comments/in Peru /by Adam Pervez

Seeing a beautiful woman during a photo shoot and wondering whether she’s a victim or life hacker
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My Speech At Centrum Business School

Speaking At Centrum Business School In Lima, Peru

May 30, 2012/5 Comments/in Peru, Speaking /by Adam Pervez

Giving my first speech in Spanish at Centrum Business School and having a ton of fun inspiring Peru’s best and brightest to think outside the box
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Me And Gigi With Lima Behind Us

Lima, Peru – A Home Away From Home

May 29, 2012/9 Comments/in Peru /by Adam Pervez

Visiting Lima, a city I could easily call home full of people I love
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Cordillera Blanca

From Snow To Mountain Greenery To Desert Hotness – A Bus Trip With A Little Of Everything Earth Has To Offer

May 28, 2012/1 Comment/in Peru /by Adam Pervez

Peru’s amazing natural richness as shown in a single bus ride, from snow to green to desert all in short order.
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Inside The Library

Volunteering At Jatun Nani – A Rural Library Project Close To Heaven

May 22, 2012/5 Comments/in Peru, Volunteering /by Adam Pervez

My experience volunteering at Jatun Nani, a rural library deep in the Peruvian Andes, and getting to know its inspirational founder
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A Sky That Glows - Taken 30-Apr-2012 - Puka Pukara, Cusco, Peru

Photo Friday – A Sky That Glows – Puka Pukara, Cusco, Peru

May 18, 2012/0 Comments/in Peru, Photo Friday /by Adam Pervez

A glowing sky illuminating Puka Pukara in the Sacred Valley near Cusco, Peru
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Yauya - Close To Heaven

Yauya, Peru – Extremely Rural Life Deep In The Andes

May 17, 2012/14 Comments/in Peru /by Adam Pervez

A week completely off the beaten path in a village so remote it’s not even on Google Maps – Welcome To Yauya, Peru
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